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Table 1 Social demographic characteristics

From: Factors associated with the uptake of immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive devices (PPIUCD) in Rwanda: a mixed methods study

Variable

Frequencies (%)

Age in years (Mean age X = 28.9, SD ± 4.3

 18–24

94 (24.5%)

 25–34

194 (50.7%)

 35–40

95 (24.8%)

Occupation

 Unemployed

125 (32.6%)

 Employed

143 (37.3%)

 Student

115 (30%)

Education level

 No formal education

42 (10.9%)

 Primary

116 (30.28%)

 Tertiary

225 (58.7%)

Religious beliefs

 Catholic

182 (47.5%)

 Protestant

68 (34.7%)

 Muslim

133 (17.8%)

Marital status

 Single

76 (19.8

 Married

307 (80.1%)

Place of residence

 Urban

297 (77.5%)

 Rural

86 (22.5%)